Homeward Bound wins Emmy for local video on homelessness

Published: Friday, June 20, 2014 at 4:30 a.m.

Last Modified: Thursday, June 19, 2014 at 6:31 p.m.

Homeward Bound of WNC scored its second Emmy on June 7, for a public service announcement video on family homelessness filmed in Hendersonville.

Representatives of Homeward Bound walked the red carpet into the Atlanta award ceremony to accept the Emmy for Outstanding Achievement in the Community/Public Service division from the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Southeast.

Much of the video was filmed inside Homeward Bound’s warehouse in Hendersonville using a frame-by-frame technique called stop motion animation to capture the struggle many local families face with homelessness.

The 48-second clip highlights a Homeward Bound program that has already moved 149 people back into homes in Henderson County in the past 17 months.

Homeward Bound’s Director of Community Engagement Emily Ball said that through their program, “Pathways to Permanent Housing,” they moved their first Henderson County client into a home in January 2013.

The program centers on the core of Homeward Bound’s mission to move families into homes and provide them with the support they need to stay housed, she said.

“Many obstacles keep homeless families from becoming stable,” a narrator states in the clip. “Families that have already fallen into homelessness have a hard time finding a path back into housing on their own. Homeward Bound ends homelessness by providing a solid foundation of housing and support. Our programs offer the lifeline people need to move out of homelessness and back into homes of their own.”

Katie Damien of KD Multimedia produced the Emmy-winning video.

With family homelessness on the rise across the country, Homeward Bound is increasingly turning its attention and resources to meet the local need of families living in our community without homes of their own, the agency said in a press release Thursday.

This is the second Emmy awarded to Homeward Bound. In 2011, again in conjunction with KD Multimedia, Homeward Bound was awarded an Emmy for Special Effects Makeup. This year’s Emmy was awarded to Katie Damien, who produced the piece; Shane Meador, who assisted; and Homeward Bound staff Brian Alexander (executive director) and Cindy Smith (Pathways to Permanent Housing director), who both assisted.

“We’re honored to accept this award for a video that we’re proud of, and we’re grateful for all the support we’ve received from KD Multimedia. We’re most excited about the opportunities this award gives us to share that video with our community and let folks know about the work we’re doing to end homelessness for families here. Every family deserves a home, and that’s the message we’re delivering through this piece,” said Alexander.

To view the video, visit www.homewardboundwnc.org/videos. For more information on the award, visit www.southeastemmy.com/awards.

Homeward Bound of WNC is a nonprofit working to end homelessness in Buncombe and Henderson counties through its six programs: the AHOPE Day Center; PATH; Room in the Inn; Women At Risk; HOPE to HOME; and Pathways to Permanent Housing. Each program is designed to lead the clients it serves out of homelessness and into permanent housing and to provide the relational and practical support they need to stabilize once housed.

<p>Homeward Bound of WNC scored its second Emmy on June 7, for a public service announcement video on family homelessness filmed in Hendersonville.</p><p>Representatives of Homeward Bound walked the red carpet into the Atlanta award ceremony to accept the Emmy for Outstanding Achievement in the Community/Public Service division from the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Southeast.</p><p>Much of the video was filmed inside Homeward Bound's warehouse in Hendersonville using a frame-by-frame technique called stop motion animation to capture the struggle many local families face with homelessness. </p><p>The 48-second clip highlights a Homeward Bound program that has already moved 149 people back into homes in Henderson County in the past 17 months. </p><p>Homeward Bound's Director of Community Engagement Emily Ball said that through their program, “Pathways to Permanent Housing,” they moved their first Henderson County client into a home in January 2013. </p><p>The program centers on the core of Homeward Bound's mission to move families into homes and provide them with the support they need to stay housed, she said.</p><p>“Many obstacles keep homeless families from becoming stable,” a narrator states in the clip. “Families that have already fallen into homelessness have a hard time finding a path back into housing on their own. Homeward Bound ends homelessness by providing a solid foundation of housing and support. Our programs offer the lifeline people need to move out of homelessness and back into homes of their own.”</p><p>Katie Damien of KD Multimedia produced the Emmy-winning video. </p><p>With family homelessness on the rise across the country, Homeward Bound is increasingly turning its attention and resources to meet the local need of families living in our community without homes of their own, the agency said in a press release Thursday.</p><p>This is the second Emmy awarded to Homeward Bound. In 2011, again in conjunction with KD Multimedia, Homeward Bound was awarded an Emmy for Special Effects Makeup. This year's Emmy was awarded to Katie Damien, who produced the piece; Shane Meador, who assisted; and Homeward Bound staff Brian Alexander (executive director) and Cindy Smith (Pathways to Permanent Housing director), who both assisted.</p><p>“We're honored to accept this award for a video that we're proud of, and we're grateful for all the support we've received from KD Multimedia. We're most excited about the opportunities this award gives us to share that video with our community and let folks know about the work we're doing to end homelessness for families here. Every family deserves a home, and that's the message we're delivering through this piece,” said Alexander. </p><p>To view the video, visit www.homewardboundwnc.org/videos. For more information on the award, visit www.southeastemmy.com/awards. </p><p>Homeward Bound of WNC is a nonprofit working to end homelessness in Buncombe and Henderson counties through its six programs: the AHOPE Day Center; PATH; Room in the Inn; Women At Risk; HOPE to HOME; and Pathways to Permanent Housing. Each program is designed to lead the clients it serves out of homelessness and into permanent housing and to provide the relational and practical support they need to stabilize once housed. </p><p>Since 2006, Homeward Bound has facilitated supportive housing for 955 people, 89% of whom remain stably housed. To learn more about Homeward Bound, visit www.homewardboundwnc.org.</p>